Wednesday, August 25, 2010

List of Prophets (AS)

Allah Almighy sent many Prophets to this world for guidance of human beings, may His Peace be upon them all. Only a few are explicitly mentioned in he Holy Qura'n. These are:

(1) Hazrat Adam, may peace be upon him, (the first man was a Prophet!),
(2) Hazrat Nooh, may peace be upon him,
(3) Hazrat Ibrahim, may peace be upon him,
(4) Hazrat Ishaq, may peace be upon him,
(5) Hazrat Ismaeel, may peace be upon him,
(6) Hazrat Yaqoob, may peace be upon him,
(7) Hazrat Yoosuf, may peace be upon him,
(8) Hazrat Dawood, may peace be upon him,
(9) Hazrat Sulaiman, may peace be upon him,
(10) Hazrat Ayyub, may peace be upon him,
(11) Hazrat Musa, may peace be upon him,
(12) Hazrat Haroon, may peace be upon him,
(13) Hazrat Zakaria, may peace be upon him,
(14) Hazrat Yahya, may peace be upon him,
(15) Hazrat Isa,may peace be upon him,
(16) Hazrat Ilyas, may peace be upon him,
(17) Hazrat Yoonus, may peace be upon him,
(18) Hazrat Lut, may peace be upon him,
(19) Hazrat Idrees, may peace be upon him,
(20) Hazrat Dhul Kifl, may peace be upon him,
(21) Hazrat Salih, may peace be upon him,
(22) Hazrat Hood, may peace be upon him,
(23) Hazrat Shuaib, may peace be upon him,
(24) Hazrat Muhammed, may peace and blessings be upon him.

(Adapted from Education of Religion (ta-aleem-ud-deen) by Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi, may Allah Almighty have Mercy upon him.)